Joe Williams
Shooter
- Jun 26, 2008
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By "good" I mean goes bang, and is reasonably accurate out to 250 yards... if I can even still see a target that far.
I have zero interest in rails, scopes, lasers, optic sights, can openers, chain saw attachments, verticle forearm grips, or whatever else strange things people do to turn a 7 pound rifle into a 30 pound backbreaker
I do not care about looks, fine finishes, or vanity. Merely function. I am not at all enamored of the heavier barrels on the newer AR15s I see in the store. I do want the ability to use both 5.56 and .223 ammo, which are apparently different enough that they do not both function in all guns.
I really am just looking for a functional, basic battle rifle, just like the plain jane weapons that served me just fine for a decade.
I've also considered building my own, but do not wish to spend months scrounging parts, do not have a clue as to how to build one (though this would be a mighty useful thing to learn at some point,) do not have whatever tools I'd need, and do not know that I could build a decent one for this cost.
I do believe I can get Olympic ARs for under this, and have a line on a "new" Century AR for this cost. Century gives me the willies in some respects, but to the nekkid eye this one looks exactly like the ones I carried so far as build quality goes. Everything looks to be tight and straight, IOW.
The other alternative is an AK, but I'm not necessarily a fan. Especially hate the sights.
Do prefer to purchase this one new, rather than from a private party. Frankly, you just never know what has been done to them, and folks do so many things to their ARs nowadays...
I have zero interest in rails, scopes, lasers, optic sights, can openers, chain saw attachments, verticle forearm grips, or whatever else strange things people do to turn a 7 pound rifle into a 30 pound backbreaker
I do not care about looks, fine finishes, or vanity. Merely function. I am not at all enamored of the heavier barrels on the newer AR15s I see in the store. I do want the ability to use both 5.56 and .223 ammo, which are apparently different enough that they do not both function in all guns.
I really am just looking for a functional, basic battle rifle, just like the plain jane weapons that served me just fine for a decade.
I've also considered building my own, but do not wish to spend months scrounging parts, do not have a clue as to how to build one (though this would be a mighty useful thing to learn at some point,) do not have whatever tools I'd need, and do not know that I could build a decent one for this cost.
I do believe I can get Olympic ARs for under this, and have a line on a "new" Century AR for this cost. Century gives me the willies in some respects, but to the nekkid eye this one looks exactly like the ones I carried so far as build quality goes. Everything looks to be tight and straight, IOW.
The other alternative is an AK, but I'm not necessarily a fan. Especially hate the sights.
Do prefer to purchase this one new, rather than from a private party. Frankly, you just never know what has been done to them, and folks do so many things to their ARs nowadays...
